Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Mt. Vernon Seminary
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 10, 1938No. 7053PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Associate Justice.
Appellee, the Mt. Vernon Seminary, is a corporation, organized under the law of the District of Columbia, 1 *which operates a private school for girls in the City of Washington. It paid, under protest, taxes and penalties assessed against its real and personal property for the years 1934 and 1935, and brought suit in the court below to recover the amount paid. The case was tried on an agreed statement of facts. Appellant, The District of Columbia, appealed from a judgment in favor of appellee.
The lower court found, from the agreed statement of facts, as follows:
“It…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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